Nice short hunt, silver and gold

[Pointman]

I had a little time and was given permission to hunt a very small lot. I started swinging at the front of the lot and found a 1925 Wheat Cent and then about 6 feet away I found the gold chain. The chain was just below grass level and I wasn't too excited because I thought it was plated. I really didn't find much and then I found the silver eagle toward the back of the lot. I knew that it was probably silver, but I wasn't too sure. The eagle excited me more than the chain and I was surprised that I didn't hit it with my shovel because it is big.


I walked across the road to a second lot that I had permission to hunt. A friend of mine hunted there with me a few days ago and I was surprised to pull up a used plug and find the 1956 dime. It was only about 3 inches deep. The first silver coin that I found in a month. Good to show that you have to check your plugs well. It read 12.44 on my CTX so I thought it was going to be a penny.

The chain weighed in at .967 of an ounce and is marked 14k. The eagle weighed in at 1/3 of an ounce and is marked .925. The silver spoon handle was found this past weekend and it is marked as sterling and weighed in a little less then a 1/3 of an ounce. I'm floored because I found zero gold last year and this is the second time this year that I have stumbled on gold. With the eagle and chain, I have the pimp thing going,

 

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[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Awesome hunting, good weight on those objects. Not very often you find silver and gold at the same time.
That silver spoon is perfect to bend into a spoon ring. That's what I did with mine and doubled its value.

Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[Pointman]

Awesome hunting, good weight on those objects. Not very often you find silver and gold at the same time.
That silver spoon is perfect to bend into a spoon ring. That's what I did with mine and doubled its value.

Keep @ it and HH !!

Thank you.

I just showed my dad the spoon and he mentioned the same about turning it into a ring. Where/how did you do that?

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Its easy, Cut it off around that bend, file down the end and round it off. Bend it into the correct shape. You may need a hammer and anvil maybe a ring stick too. I had a friend who has experience in doing that and he did it for me. Here is what they look like...
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[lookindown]

Ive seen several chains with that style of links that were marked 14k and they were not gold...hope yours is gold...great find if it is...good luck.

 

[Pointman]

Ive seen several chains with that style of links that were marked 14k and they were not gold...hope yours is gold...great find if it is...good luck.

I checked it to make sure it wasn't plated and performed an acid test on it. So far it looks legit.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats on your silver and gold finds, looks like this will be your gold year!

 

[g-olden years]

Fabulous finds - Congrats!

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[treblehunter]

Nice finds, silver and gold, very nice!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome finds...

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[The Dig Dig]

Awesome finds, congrats

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[Pointman]

I am usually on the fence about posting things, but I felt like I really needed to post these finds. I get encouraged by what I see other people are finding. Thanks for all the comments!

 

[pl8man]

Sweet finds !

 

[65chevy]

Great job pointman !!! Keep digging the gold.

GOD BLESS!!!!